Professor Roman Gorbachev is a Research Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester (UoM). He completed his PhD in physics at the University of Exeter in 2009, and established his research group at the UoM in 2014. Prof. Gorbachev’s research area is experimental condensed matter physics with an emphasis on fabrication of nanoscale low-dimensional devices. The availability of novel nanoscale materials, such as atomically thin 2-dimensional crystals and nanowires has enabled the assembly and study of composite electronics and mechanical devices, as well as the exploration of fundamental physics in these low-dimensional systems. The use of modern state-of-the-art semiconductor device fabrication techniques and the development of new methods of material synthesis/manipulation are essential parts of Roman’s research, which enables him to explore the new physical phenomena and impact future technologies.